 Adding dog-ear reinforcement, Really going into details. |
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| michel richard |
 Mar 12 2006, 04:17 PM
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On my /6 project, I have decided not to add the tub reinforcements on the inside rear wheel well, for a variety of reasons. I did decide that I wanted the dog-ear reinforcement, also for a variety of reasons.
I am building the whole thing from scratch and I will post a detailed picture sequence in the hope that some will find it interesting. I first bought some cold-rolled flat stock, 1/4 inch by 1.5 inch. I will say that I did not try to calculate if this resulted in a tang of the right strength, but it's what I used. There's 8 tangs required, 6 the same and 2 a little longer. To make the tangs, I began by drilling a 3/8 inch hole: Attached image(s) 
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michel richard Adding dog-ear reinforcement Mar 12 2006, 04:17 PM
michel richard Then I cut the outboard corners off: Mar 12 2006, 04:18 PM michel richard Back to the mill, I rounded the ends. I had a sma... Mar 12 2006, 04:20 PM michel richard The picture is frozen, in the previous shot, but t... Mar 12 2006, 04:21 PM michel richard To make sure all the tangs were the same length, I... Mar 12 2006, 04:23 PM michel richard The next step is to cut some more steel plate (or ... Mar 12 2006, 04:25 PM michel richard Okay, so the bolt I had was too long.
In the prev... Mar 12 2006, 04:27 PM michel richard And this is what it's going to look like with ... Mar 12 2006, 04:28 PM michel richard This part gets welded to the main bulkhead, as sho... Mar 12 2006, 04:32 PM okieflyr Watching with great interest ! <... Mar 13 2006, 12:32 PM Andyrew Interesting..
guess I dont think about that unrem... Mar 13 2006, 12:37 PM Brad Roberts 
